Middle Island Isolation Hospital, front view, 2005.
Photo: City of Miramichi
- Built
- 1873
- Recognized
- 2005
- By
- Local government
The register’s text, word for word
Description
Middle Island Hospital is a one and a half storey structure built for the quarantine station at Middle Island. It has been moved to Manse Street in the former Village of Loggieville, now known as the City of Miramichi.
Heritage value
Middle Island Hospital is designated a Local Historic Place for its association with immigration via the Port of Miramichi in the 19th century.
Middle Island Hospital was one of two buildings constructed in 1873 to replace the abandoned quarantine station at nearby Sheldrake Island used in the 1850's-1860's. Middle Island had been a quarantine station prior to the construction of the hospital in the 1840's when many Irish immigrants took passage in often deplorable ship conditions, including the 'coffin ship' Looshtauk infected with ship fever. By 1936, the hospitals were considered unwarranted given nearby hospitals were quite able to handle quarantine situations and conditions on ships had greatly improved. In 1948, the Middle Island Hospital was sold and transported to Manse Street in the former village of Logieville over the river ice.
SourceHeritage office, City of Miramichi Site File #05-55
Character‑defining elements
The character-defining elements of the Middle Island Hospital include:
-one and a half storey of plank construction with a jerkin roof;
-mortice and tenon and wooden pegs utilized in construction;
-thick walls;
-insulated with wood chips.
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Location
34 Manse Street, Miramichi, New Brunswick, E1N, Canada
47.06923° N, 65.38488° W
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From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, as last updated on December 12, 2025. The register’s text is shown word for word.